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6 people are dead after an apartment fire in Harlem

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Six people are dead after a fire tore through a Harlem apartment overnight, according to the NYPD.

Four children and two adults were killed in the fire in a fifth floor apartment, officials said. They believe the victims were a family.

The fire does not appear to be suspicious at this time but fire officials are investigating the cause of the deadly blaze.